https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7a69467064bb9ce1e82b48c2e1590d7a.pdf 763c883281024716f35decc6a544be95 PDF Text Text ^8/537 M NATOPARIS MAR3/58 SECRET lO EXTERNAL 5 6 5 PRIORITY INFO LDN WASHDC YOURTEL DL209 FEB27 CSC/J5 MAP 7 I? n? PM ,{Jfl ' U °7™ f REFLtUt y.7p-yS FIL: A/~o&-/ USA-UK IRBM AGREEMENT USA-UK IRBM AGREEMENT STEMS FROM MACMILLAN-EISENHOWER DISCUSSION IN BERMUDA LAST MAR AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION MR SANDYS HAD WHEN HE VISITED WASHDC LATER I N THE YEA&.IN THIS SENSE AGREEMENT DOES NOT DERIVE FROM DECISION TAKEN AT DEC MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVT. 2 . I T I S TRUE,AS YOU MENTION,THAT STATEMENT OF S I R FRANK ROBERTS I N COUNCIL DID NOTHING TO ALLAY WELL-KNOWN SENSITIVITY OF FRENCH OVER BERMUDA AGREEMENTS UNDERSTAND FROM NORSTAD THAT FRENCH ARE MAKING DIFFICULTIES.THEY WANT TO HAVE ANY USA-FRANCE IRBM AGREEMENT TO BE ON ALL FOURS WITH USA-UK AGREEMENT. 3 . I N UK VIEW ROLE OF IRBMS I S EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF UK BOMBER COMMAND.THAT I S WHY THEY ARE TO BE MANNED BY UK BOMBER SQUADRONS,AS YOU KNOW,UK BOMBER COMMAND I S NOT SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION OF SACEUR0 FROM THIS I T FOLLOWS THAT SACEUR WILL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER IRBM SQUADRONS IN UK.THEY WILL,HOWEVER,COORDINATE PLANS WITH, HIM IN SAME WAY AS SAC AND UK BOMBER COMMAND HAVE BEEN COORDINATING PLANS WITH SACEURo 4.SHAPE VIEW I S THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE CONTINENT WE ARE IN WHAT I S CLEARLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING AREA OF ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE.SHAPE THEREFORE FEELS THAT IRBM SQUADRONS LOCATED ON CONTINENT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION OF SACEUR.THEY CONSIDER THIS PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE BECAUSE THEY WISH IRBMS STATIONED ON CONTINENT TO BE USED NOT ONLY FOR STRATEGIC PURPOSES BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT SACEUR*S TACTICAL PLANS BY KNOCKING OUT AIRFIELD AND ASSEMBLY POINTS WHICH CAN BE USED BY RUSSIANS FOR AN ALL-OUT ATTACK ON CENTRAL EUROPE. 5 . I N THIS WAY WE FIND A DIRECT CONFLICT DEVELOPING BETWEEN FRENCH SENSITIVITY AND DESIRE TO BE TREATED IN ALL RESPECTS THE SAME AS ANOTHER MEMBER OF STANDING GROUP,NAMELY UK,AND SACEUR*S DESIRE TO HAVE COMPLETE JUCISDICTION OVER ALL IRBM SQUADRONS LOCATED WITHIN AREA OF ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE.THE SITUATION I S FURTHER COMPLICATED BY DESIRE OF SACEUR TO EXTEND AIR DEFENCE TO UK AND TO THIS . « o2 000672 �PAGE TWO 5 6 5 DEGREE COORDINATE BRITISH ISLES WITH REST OF AREA OF ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE. 6 , I T FOLLOWS FROM THIS THAT ATTITUDE OF COUNCIL TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION I I I B<l)OF DOC C-M<58)5 WILL DEPEND UPON HOW USA I S ABLE TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES PRESENTED BY PRESENT FRENCH ATTITUDE.IT I S INTENTION OF NATO MILITARY AUTHORITIES FULLY TO CARRY OUT PROVISIONS OF DEC DECISIONS.USA-UK IRBM AGREEMENT I S NOT NECESSARILY A PRECEDENT BECAUSE IT STEMS FROM AN EARLIER BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING REACHED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES PRIOR TO DEC MEETING WILGRESS 000673 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW04016 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO Cooperation Regarding Nuclear Weapons And Missile Bases (IRBM)," RG24-B-1, vol 21468, file CSC 2108:1, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en